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The state of American politics in 2024 (hexbear.net)

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we_are_sex_bobomb comments on Biden campaign tests Trump's name-calling strategy with "Broke Don"

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[-] RyanGosling@hexbear.net 42 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

        Terrible nickname.
"The trick is to not be clever or funny - " opinion discarded. That is the ENTIRE point of namecalling. It's supposed to be catchy and memorable. It doesn't need to be factual, but if it is, that's just a bonus. I hate to say it, but calling him a "cheeto" is more memorable simply because it's been ironically said by people here so much that I now find it funny. The fact that they fail to understand this basic concept and want to follow RULES and PROCEDURES for fucking NAMECALLING shows how sheltered liberals are, at best, and at worst, they have no hatred for their "enemies"
Of all the nickanmes they could've chosen, they decided to pick the one thing that millions of Americans are suffering from right now, and something that democrats have accused their voters of "being too stupid"  to understand and "ruining Biden's election" whenever they complain about it
Conservatives get a boner whenever they see Trump handing out pizzas to people. Being """broke""" will only give more cred with his base who are also broke.

[-] BurgerPunk@hexbear.net 28 points 7 months ago

Of all the nickanmes they could've chosen, they decided to pick the one thing that millions of Americans are suffering from right now, and something that democrats have accused their voters of "being too stupid" to understand and "ruining Biden's election" whenever they complain about it

Totally nailed it with this. For me this is what makes this the worst idea ever. "Broke Don", no he's still rich - I'm the one that's broke and its not funny

[-] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 7 months ago

The term reinforces the class war as well, reminding you that the 'broke' or moniless are obviously incompetent and not to be trusted.

[-] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 16 points 7 months ago

Conservatives get a boner whenever they see Trump handing out pizzas to people.

I'm trying to imagine Biden doing that. I can't. It's harder for me than if I don't google and right now I tried to explain the details of the science and physics of a warp drive might actually work. I can't even take a baby step. I have no starting point.